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f UNITED vsr-A'rns- Original No. 'nssnsmunea To nall whoni it may Be itknown that' I, HOWARD F. SNYDnn, Va citizen ofthe-United States,residingV at elements of ajpower-,plant so asvto make. it

bringv the power element tothe washer, or 1'5 the A washer to thepowerelement.,y

Power .washing machines o the prior art,

by af'motor' necessitating y,eitherelectricity orA water power, bothinaccessible to; the Yor-k dinaryfarmer, are always providedwith vbeltdrive `for;v operatin ff the ywaslijn and internal combustion engine,generally from is to be done, `whicliA involves heavy 4lifting areunsuitable. Y

It is an Object of` my invention to provide an assembled machine and*power plant so simple and economical, to avoid the necessity O bringingtogether power plant and ple the washing operation. v l. Y c

Itis anotherl 4object of my invention to j provide an v internal'combustion engine as a partpf and in machine, and-to rovide adrect'drive from the internal com ustioneng'ine to the-wash 'ing machinevwhereby the-use of be1ts,wliioh nis alain "fhruerfobjeaf nfiy-iimmtiofn n! Y vice whereby. theA Washing machineforming -thesubjectlmatter of. my invention -:may -instantly started into operationby ax-mere pedal.-operation.V Y e Newton, inthe county of Jasperand'State-,

10 bining into' a Washing machine all oftheY possiblia to Operate themachineas a single power unit and to make `itf unnecessary to n in-sofar as' I z am aware except those'driven wringer mechanismszan aredriven yan ne which is in; use-'upon the farm.' 25 or in t e house forsome other purpose.- vThis makes it necessary to take fthe 'washingmachine to the engine,jor bringfthe en'glne,v tof.v the 4washing machineeverytime a washing 30 and other arduous work for' which Women'Aconstructed and arrangedl asl to be coi'upact,

Vmachine whenever` `washing is to. be done,A

and to otherwise facilitateand render si1n 7 connection with a washingto provide a simpleand eicient-'starting-de Re. A16,128

nOwAnD F. snrnnngor vinwwrON,iOwA, AssIGNOa 'ro 'nin MAYTAG COMPANY, lOri NEw'roN,1OwA, A CORPORATION or IOWA. y

' t WASHING MACHINE.

Otherv objects and advantages ofthe in-' verition will appear as thedescription to follow proceeds.

'In the`drtawings:

Fig.l `s an elevation of a washing machine constructed according to Inyinvention, with parts vin section and parts broken awayl Fig. E? is achine. Y

"In the drawings: 1 represents a washing machine tub of usualxconstruction provided with legs 2 and supplied with a dolly operated bythecrank 3 yfrom the vertical shaft 4, hereinafter referred to, and witha swinging ,wringer 5 vpivotally mounted y:upon the bracket 6 andoperated, preferably, by a' chain drive from the shaft 4, which operatesl. the vertical shaft 7 of the swinging wringer,

-by which the horizontal gear driving the lower "wringer shaft isrevolved. The precise details of the construction so vfar described formno part in themselves of th'e'invention herein' claimed, but areillusside elevation of the same matrated' `and vdescribed in my PatentNo.

MOuntedYu-pon theflegs and depending ,therefrom so as tobe supportedalso by the floor, is a platform 8 upon which is firmly.

bolted the beduplate 9 and casing 10 of an .internal combustion engine,though any en- -fgine delivering the required power could be used. 11represents a flexible exhaust tube for guiding away the exhaust fromsaid en'- gine toa lpoiut'vvhere it can safely be discharged The engineis provided with a iiy-.wheel 12 upon the shaft 13, which shaft is alsoprovided with asmall pinion 14, here-- linai-ter to be referred to.Firmly mounted upon the side of the tubis the long casing 15 havingthereinfbe'arings orthe vertical shaft 4., The casing'l. is at its lowerend expanded into 'a bell 1 6 which has elongate i depending u "themain; o rating 'shaft 18 of the washing are always unsatisfactory. and'dangerous, 1s Y io brackets 1 7 in Whichis mounted machine'.` oselymounted upon the shaft 18 are beveled pinions 19 both in 'meshwith the"large Vbeveled vgear 20 rigidly mounted upon the shaft 4f Interposedbetween the `beveled gears 19 and v.cooperating with them isa'clutch 21splined to the Sha-t 18 and provided with a 'peripheralfgroove -22 fortheaccommodation of the' fork-23 which is l (shaft 18 vis driven by alargegear 2 8 mount-- slidably mounted upzin the-rod 24, supported by.ears depending from the bell 16. The fork 23 is operatedby the bent i`link 26 controlled by .the handle 27, to throw the clutch 21 intoneutral position or into position. to engage and driveeither of thepinions 19l an thus drive the"shaft;u4:'in either direction to operatethe washingv mechanism and reversible wringer. The

ed upon the inner end thereof and in meshv with the pinion 14,hereinabovede'scribed. It will be noted thatl the gear, 28 isconsiderably largerthan the pinion 14. t

I will now describe the starting device: Upon'the outer end of the shaft18 is a belt w eel 30 by whichpower can be communicated from the washingmachine to other mechanisms, for .instance a` mangle, if desired, bymeans of. a belt. The belt wheel 30 is provided with a series, in thisinstance ive, of radial projections 31 each of which carries a pedal32.It will be obvious that the operatorV can at any position of the enginepress d own with her foot upon a convenient pedal B2 which Vwill revolvethe shaft 18, and-by' reason of the large gear ratio 28-14 Spin theengine and. cause `the same to start'.- It` is obvious that the startingpedals'32 do not have to be applied to a belt wheel, this modificationbeing here il-l mountedv thereon, an internal combustion lustrated simplaspresenting a convenient combination, o the starting devices with aimeans to drive other machinery than the washing machine. The startingdevices, obviously, would serve their purposeequally well ifv the beltwheel' iwere omitted and .the were applied upon radial spokes att'ae'ved to theshaft `18, orotherwise. I consider this an important feature ofthe invention and broadly new.

Having now described my claim:

1. In a washing machine,4 the 'combination of a mobile standard, adriven shaft` i invention, I

engine having 'adriving shaft and rigidly u, mounted on said standard`whereby to be transported with and to provide said ma` chine with aconstantly present and .available source of power for said'drivenshaftfirrespective .of the location of saidmachine, a speed reductiontransmission disposed tween said drive and driven shaftslfor operatingthe driven shaft at. a slower' speed than the engine shaft, saidtransmission including 'a shaft `having a. 'pulley thereon adapted to berotated for starting, means to..

break. the driving connection of said speed 2 reduction transmissionbetween said drive and driven 'shaftsto throw out the driven eed 'nreduction` transmission and'isaid pulley ving arranged sothatiwhenltl'xef-enginei shaftis rotated by saidpulley yfor'starting,[saidy speed ,reduction transmission foinms'a` speedmultiplying transmission for facilitating. the starting of said engine.

2. I na washing machine, thecombination of a standard, a driven shaftoperatively mounted on ,said standard, said standard being portablewherebysaid machine may be moved from place to place to be used wheredesired, an internal combustion engine `having a driving shaft .andrigidly mounted `on said standard whereby to be transported with and` toprovide-said machine with a constantly present and available source ofpower for said driven Ashaft irrespective of the locationof saidmachine,

a speed reduction transmission connection having means for permittingthe rotation of the pulley whereby when the engine shaft is to berotated by said pulley for starting, said speedl reduction transmission.forms a speed multiplying transmission for faciliv, ltating'the startingof the engine.

3. AIn a washing machine, the combination of a standard, areversibleshaftmount- Y ed on said standard, -a driven shaft operatively mounted`on said standard, said standard being portable whereby said machine maybe' moved from place to place to be used where desired, an internalcombustion engine having a .driving-shaft and rigidly mounted 4on saidstandard whereby to be transported with and to provide said machine witha constantly. present and available source of power for said driven'shaft 'and reve-rsible shaftv irrespective of the location of saidmachine, to be reversibly driven, actuating connections from said gearto said driven' shaft and fromsaid gear to said reversible shaft a gearadapted -wherebyto actuate said driven shaft irrespective of-thedirection of operation of the reversible shaft, and a reduction` caringconnection 'from said gasp' engine. s aft to saidgear to actuatethelattensaid connection kincluding a clutch operable to drive said gearin 'either direction or to disconnecttsaid gear from, driving relationwith thev engine shaft. v

i 4;, Inma washing machine, .the combina-rrr '.-talonof atstandard, adri lyi mounted on said -standard, a reversible s aft mounted on saidstandard and adapt.-

interposed between said driving shaft and said-,driven shaft -andincluding a third. shaftf'a relatively large belt pulley rigidlyVmounted uponsaid third shaft, said pulley ven shaft. operative=R ed tobe reversibly driven, 'said standard being portable whereby fsaid'machine may beV moved from .place to'place; to bel used where desired,aninternal combustion'fengine mounted rigidly onfsaid'standard a maindriving shaft mountedjon said standard, a relatlvely largegearfonxtlieend of said main shaft adjacent .the engine', la "small gearon the engine shaftmeshing-with said relatively large-gear, a bracketmounted on said standard, a vertical shaft'carried by said bracket, adriving connection between said vertical shaft and said driven shaft andreversible shaft respectively, a bevel gear connected to said` verticalshaft, two -bevel gears loosely mounted on saidmain driving shaft andmeshing with opposite sides -of said bevel gear, a clutch splined onsaid main driving shaft intermediate said spaced bevel gears and meansto shift said clutch I to connect either of saidv spaced bevel gearswith the bevel gear onsaid vertical shaft, and a starting wheel rigidlyfixed on the end-of saidv main driving shaft.V y

5. In a Washing machine, the combination of a standard, a driven shaftoperatively mounted thereon, an internal combustion engine rigidlymounted onv said standard Shaft on said standard, means for drivingvSaid second shaft from said engine shaft at a vreduced speed,driving'connections from and provided with a driving shaft, a secondAsaid second shaft to said driven shaft Whereby said driven shaft isoperated at a reduced speed, means for disconnecting said drivingconnections to said driven shaft, and a starting mechanism for saidsecond shaft including a pulley rigid therewith.

6. In a Washing machine, the combination of a standard, a driven shaftoperatively mounted thereon, a-n internal combustion engine rigidlymounted on said standard and provided with a driving shaft, a secondshaft on said standard, means for driving said second shaft from saidengine shaft at a reduced speed, driving connection from `said secondshaft tov said driven shaft to drivethe driven shaft at afreduced speed,means for disconnectinoV said driving connection to said driven sha t;and a starting Wheel of relatively large diameter rigid on said secondshaft whereby to provide a multiplying gearing to turn said engine shaftfrom said starting Wheel.

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